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What is this reading about?
A place to buy robots
A new kind of toy
An experiment
An interesting idea for the future
What is a Tweenbot?
A person from New York City
A ten-inch smiling robot
A pedestrian
A terrorist device
The word "congested" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________________.
flocked
secluded
stuffed
crowded
How did a Tweenbot get to its final destination?
With the help of other Tweenbots
With the help of kind pedestrians on the street
With the help of Kacie Kinzer
With the help of other robots in New York City
The word "is fitted with" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________________.
is armed with
is embedded with
is supplied with
is assembled with
Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
Most Tweenbots arrived at their destination damaged or broken.
Most people treated the Tweenbots in a gentle manner.
Tweenbots could not navigate the city on their own.
Tweenbots move at a constant speed and can only go in a straight line.
What can be inferred about the Tweenbot?
They were useful for research.
They were ignored by most people.
They were helpful for pedestrians.
They did not work as planned.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
The influence of ice on the diet
The development of refrigeration
The transportation of goods to market
Sources of ice in the nineteenth century
According to the passage, when did the word "icebox" become part of the language of the United States?
In 1803
Sometime before 1850
During the Civil War
1950s
The author mentions “fish” in the first paragraph because __________________.
many fish dealers also sold ice.
fish was shipped in refrigerated freight cars.
fish dealers were among the early commercial users of ice.
fish was not part of the ordinary person's diet before the invention of the icebox.
According to the passage, which of the following was an obstacle to the development of the icebox?
Competition among the owners of refrigerated freight cars
The lack of a network for the distribution of ice
The use of insufficient insulation
Inadequate understanding of physics
The word "rudimentary" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______________.
undeveloped
growing
necessary
uninteresting
The author describes Thomas Moore as having been "on the right track" to indicate that ______________.
the road to the market passed close to Moore's farm
Moore was an honest merchant
Moore was a prosperous farmer
Moore's design was fairly successful
According to the passage, Moore's icebox allowed him to _______________.
charge more for his butter
travel to market at night
manufacture butter more quickly
produce ice all year round
The "produce" mentioned in the last paragraph could include ________________.
iceboxes
butter
ice
markets
More goods go more places today than at any (261)___________ in history.
spot
end
point
position
The (262)___________ of BSE, or ―mad cow disease
outbreak
disruption
corruption
suspension
,‖ in several European countries is only one example of (263)___________trade can promote the spread of dangerous diseases.
what
how
which
when
Mosquitoes that carry malaria have been found aboard planes thousands of miles from their primary habitats, and (264)___________ seafood carrying cholera bacteria have been shipped from Latin America to the United States and Europe.
diseased
treated
infectious
infected
But just as globalization increases the frequency and ease (265)___________ which diseases can move around the world, it also can improve access to the medicines, medical information, and training that can help treat or cure these diseases.
with
for
from
by
The word "substitutes" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________________.
delight
revenge
replacement
attraction
Which of the following is NOT true?
Both acting and roller-skating give people a feeling of being a part of a team.
Collecting things satisfied people’s desire for making things.
Fishing allows you to show the type of person you are.
Researchers already know why a hobby attracts a person.
Which of the following is not mentioned as a category in Tinsley’s scale?
hedonism
belongingness
initiative
sensual enjoyment
Taking part in sports gives you _________________.
the strongest desire to win
a need for creativity
the chance to express your feelings
a sense of being part of a team
The word "it" in the last paragraph refers to ________________.
fishing
activity
self-expression
stamp collecting
Which sentence best summarizes the passage?
Leisure activity and sport are totally different.
A person’s personality is expressed via his hobbies.
Leisure activities satisfy people’s particular desires.
Sports affect a person’s personality.
The findings in the passage by Howard E.A.Tinsley are somewhat __________
funny
surprising
predictable
useless
What is the main idea of the passage?
Human ancestors became predominantly right-handed when they began to use tools.
It is difficult to interpret the significance of anthropological evidence concerning tool use.
Humans and their ancestors have been predominantly right-handed for over a million years.
Human ancestors were more skilled at using both hands than modern humans.
The word "other" in the first paragraph refers to ______________.
outline
hand
wall
paint
What does the author say about Cro-Magnon paintings of hands?
Some are not very old.
It is unusual to see such paintings.
Many were made by children.
The artists were mostly right-handed
When compared with implements "flaked with a counter-clockwise rotation”, it can be inferred that "implements flaked with a clock-wise motion" are ______________.
more common
larger
more sophisticated
older
The fact that the Inuit cut meat by holding it between their teeth is significant because _____________.
the relationship between handedness and scratches on fossil human teeth can be verified
it emphasizes the differences between contemporary humans and their ancestors
the scratch patterns produced by stone knives vary significantly from patterns produced by modern knives
it demonstrates that ancient humans were not skilled at using tools
Why does the author mention Homo erectus and Home Habilis in the last
paragraph?
To contrast them with modern humans
To explain when human ancestors began to make tools
To show that early humans were also predominantly right handed
To prove that the population of Neanderthals was very large
All of the follows are mentioned as types of evidence concerning handedness EXCEPT ____________.
ancient artwork
asymmetrical skulls
studies of tool use
fossilized hand bones
Which of the following conclusions is suggested by the evidence from cranial morphology?
Differences in the hemispheres of the brain probably came about relatively recently.
There may be a link between handedness and differences in the brain's hemispheres
Left-handedness was somewhat more common among Neanderthals
Variation between the brain hemispheres was not evident in the skulls of Home Erectus and Home Habilis.
In a world where 2 billion people live in homes that don't have light bulbs, technology holds the key (281)______ banishing poverty.
to
at
with
for
For example, cheap oral-rehydration therapy developed in Bangladesh has dramatically cut the death (282)______ from childhood diarrhoea.
amount
penalty
toll
number
How much bigger would the impact be if these things (283)______ and priced specifically for poor people?
have been made
were made
are made
made
Multinationals must become part of the solution, because (284)______ they own around 60 per cent of the world's technology, they seldom make products for poor customers.
unless
however
when
while
People think those enterprises should do more to provide vital products such as medicines at different prices around the world to suit (285)______ people can afford.
which
what
where
that
Daguerre took a picture of his studio with ______.
a new kind of camera
a very simple camera
special equipment
an electronic camera
The word “this” in the passage refers to ______.
carrying of lots of film and processing equipment
stopping of photographers from taking photos
fact that daguerreotype artists were popular in most cities
taking of pictures of people and moving things
The word “ruined” in the passage is closest in meaning to “______”.
poorly-painted
heavily-polluted
terribly spoiled
badly damaged
The latest invention mentioned in the passage is the invention of ______.
handheld cameras
processing equipment
daguerreotypes
rolls of film
The word “handheld” in the passage is closest in meaning to “______”.
handling manually
held by hand
controlling hands
operated by hand
As mentioned in the passage, photography can ______.
print old pictures
convey ideas and feelings
show the underworld
replace drawings
Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?
Different Steps in Film Processing
Story of Photography
Photography and Painting
Story of Famous Photographers
According to the passage, the term “architecture” is normally used to refer to the designs and structures that have ______.
religious significance
social importance
technical importance
cultural significance
Which of the following is NOT considered an essential characteristic of architecture according to the passage?
Strength
Utility
Economy
Beauty
When well-constructed buildings exist longer than their original use, they serve as ______.
monuments to ancient time heroes
museums and exhibition galleries
witnesses to major ancient wars
witnesses to their historical times
The author uses the phrase “social art” in the first paragraph to emphasise that architecture is an ______.
art that belongs to a society
art that is very much socialised
achievement of many people
achievement of many sociologists
According to the passage, knowledge about building technology ______.
is always influenced by a wide range of technological applications
has experienced complete changes for generations
is based on modern technologies rather than traditions
includes the experience gained from generation to generation
The word “obsolete” in paragraph 2 mostly means ______.
out of date
out of place
out of order
out of hand
According to the passage, stone and marble were used for buildings of historical importance because they ______.
make structures look more attractive
are inflammable and endurable
give warmth and comfort to their owners
are non-flammable and last long
According to the passage, today stone has been used less as a building material because ______.
there have been other more suitable materials for industrial use
stone architecture is essential to the number of stone sculptures
it has less influence on the shapes of buildings and sculptures
it has become relatively scarce and more difficult to exploit
They must (301)______ with an influx of immigrant children, many of whom speak little or no English.
do
stay
fight
cope
Schools are (302)______ these problems in ways that reflect the diversity of the US educational system.
addressing
delivering
distributing
discharging
Schools are also teaching cognitive skills to the (303)______ 40 percent of American students who do not go on to higher education.
slightly
mostly
fairly
nearly
In the (304)______ of a recent report by the Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills, “A strong back, the willingness to work,
minds
directions
words
ways
and a high school diploma were once all that was necessary to (305)______ a start in America.
make
take
get
bring
According to the passage, a metal can conduct electricity due to ______.
the way its atoms bond together
the absence of free electrons
its atoms with a positive charge
the loss of one electron in the core of its atoms
The word “outermost” in paragraph 1 mostly means ______.
the heaviest
furthest from the inside
nearest to the inside
the lightest
Salt in its solid state is not able to conduct electricity because ______.
its charged ions can flow easily
it cannot create any charged ions
it has free electrons
its charged ions are not free to move
Water is a poor conductor because it contains ______.
only a positive electric charge
only a small amount of fully charged particles
only a negative electric charge
no positive or negative electric charge
We can have problems when touching electrical devices with wet hands because ______.
the water itself is a good conductor of electricity
the water contains too many neutral molecules
the water containing no charged particles makes it more conductive
the water dissolves the salt on our skin and becomes more conductive
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
Graphite is a common solid substance that can conduct electricity.
Salt can conduct electricity when it is molten or dissolved.
Pure water is much more conductive than most water we encounter every day.
Some materials are more conductive than others.
Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?
Electrical Insulators
Electrical Energy
Electrical Conductivity
Electrical Devices